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. 2015 Apr 2;10(4):e0121874. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121874

Table 2. Researchers’ descriptions of public engagement with research activities.

Code Description % n
Presenting Presentations/talks/lectures e.g. at festivals, fairs, exhibitions, roadshows, public meetings; radio/television programmes; to national and international audiences, special-interest groups, charitable and volunteer organisations. 19 33
Partnerships Co-production of research with diverse groups; working with practitioners. 14 23
None Respondents said they did not carry out any public engagement activities. 8 13
Activities Workshops with non-academic groups; university events open to the public, practitioners, policy-makers, other researchers (e.g. seminars, open days). 7 12
Schools Activities involving school students; outreach activities; talks/lectures in schools. 7 12
Digital Writing research blogs; other social media activities; forums; citizen inquiry projects. 4 6
Writing Writing for books, newspapers, magazines, policy documents. 2 4
Not possible Unable to describe, as this would identify the researcher. 1 2
Unclassifiable Responses that did not include a description of an activity 6 11
No answer Respondents left this question blank. 32 55
Total 100 171